Definitive Archero 2 Skills Tier List (Best Skills to Pick)

No run in Archero 2 is the same as the last one, and each time, you’ll have to play with whatever skill options the game throws at you. But, even with all that randomness, there are skills that you absolutely must pick and some that you should avoid. To learn all that, scroll down to our definitive Archero 2 skills tier list!

Archero 2 Skill Tier List

In the image above, you can find the tier list of all skills in Archero 2. Note that the skill choices you make hugely depend on your build: whether you’re using Staff/Spear, Crossbow/Longbow, or Claw/Knuckles and what quality they are, and the same goes for other gear and runes.

So, consider this tier list an overall power ranking of all skills in Archero 2. The lower a skill is, the less versatility it has and the harder it is to make it work; the opposite is true for higher-ranked skills. Check out our skill combos guide to learn which skills have the best synergies. Also, scroll down for the explanations of each skill’s pros and cons and their rankings.

Legendary Skills List

Legendary skills are the rarest in Archero 2, usually offering OP bonuses, and that’s why you’ll find so many of them at the top of the tier list. However, some, like Rotating Web and Soul of Strength, are actually garbage, and picking them can easily brick your run. Here are the details on all of them.

Epic Skills List

Epic skills are the second-rarest in Archero 2, and some of them are actually broken, even more than most legendary skills, and that’s why they are dominating the top of the tier list. The ones you should virtually always get are Revive, Tracking Eye, and Soul Swiftness. All others provide either less DPS/utility or are of a certain type (Meteor, Sprite, etc.) and therefore not universally good.

Skill	Description	Pros & Cons
Soul of Swiftness	Tier: S Effect: ATK SPD ↑↑↑↑, MOV SPD ↑↑↑↑ Stats: x1.35 ATK SPD; x1.35 MOV SPD.	+ The ATK SPD buff provides a huge DPS increase + The extra MOV SPD helps with dodging attacks + One of the best epic skills
Revive	Tier: S Effect: Revive once with full HP upon death. Stats: Revive once with full HP upon death.	+ OP skill that can single-handedly win you the run + One of the best utility skills in the game
Tracking Eye	Tier: S Effect: Projectiles can track enemies. Stats: Projectiles track enemies.	+ Makes all the suboptimal main weapon skills actually good + One of the best utility skills in the game
Double Strike Swords	Tier: A Effect: Doubles the number of Strike swords summoned. Stats: x2 Strike Swords summoned.	+ Effectively doubles your Strike DPS + The best Strike skill in the game – Useless for non-Strike builds
Super Venom	Tier: A Effect: Poison effects greatly enhanced. Stats: x2 Poison DMG; chance of x4 DMG proc.	+ Massively buffs your Poison DPS + One of the best elemental utility skills – Useless if you don’t have a poison source
Super Flame	Tier: A Effect: Flame effects greatly enhanced. Stats: x1.5 Fire DMG; x1.5 burn proc speed.	+ Massively buffs your burn DPS + One of the best elemental utility skills + Burn is better than poison for bosses, making it extra good – Useless if you don’t have a burn source
Super Circle	Tier: A Effect: Receives 4 powerful neutral non-elemental orbs. Stats: Receives 4 powerful neutral non-elemental orbs.	+ One of the best Circle skills in the game + Massive DPS buff for any Circle build – Underwhelming on non-Circle builds – Fire Circle can outperform it with elemental buffs
Wind Blessing	Tier: A Effect: Chance of dodging, MOV SPD ↑, Size ↓↓ Stats: Increased Dodge and MOV SPD; smaller size.	+ Great buffs to survivabilty +/– More helpful if you’re bad at the game – No DPS impact
Diagonal Arrows	Tier: A Effect: Add 2 bullets that shoot diagonally. Stats: Add 2 diagonal projectiles; x1 DMG per projectile.	+ 2 extra projectiles is a lot of DPS + Very good for clearing mobs and can be OP with proper support skills – Requires Bouncing Arrow or Tracking Eye to become useful agains bosses
Strike Boost	Tier: A Effect: Strike ATK ↑↑↑↑ Stats: x1.5 Strike DMG.	+ 50% extra Strike damage is massive + One of the best Strike skills you can get – Useless for non-Strike builds – Double Strike Swords is straight-up better
ATK Increase	Tier: A Effect: ATK PWR ↑↑↑ Stats: x1.25 DMG.	+ DMG increase is always nice + Works no matter what build you have – Most other epic skills are better if you are focusing just on one thing (as you should)
Meteor Pursuit	Tier: B Effect: Chance of casting a meteor when attacking. Stats: Chance of casting a meteor when attacking.	+ One of the best Meteor skills in the game (and still just B-tier) – Meteors are garbage in general
Enchanted Strike	Tier: B Effect: Strike swords can inherit the element of the main weapon. Stats: Strike swords can inherit the element of the main weapon.	+ Extremely useful if you have a full Strike loadout + The extra boss DPS if you have Flame can be massive – Doesn’t work if you don’t have Strike – Requires a full Strike loadout to really be good – Really only good if you have Flame on your main weapon attacks
Sprite Frenzy	Tier: B Effect: All sprite ATK PWR and ATK SPD greatly enhanced. Stats: x1.5 Sprite ATK PWR; x1.5 Sprite ATK SPD.	+ One of the best Sprite skills in the game (and still just B-tier) + The extra ATK PWR and ATK SPD can be huge if you have all the other Sprite skills – Underwhelming if you don’t have enough Sprites – Sprites aren’t that good in general
Super Lightning	Tier: B Effect: Lightning effects greatly enhanced. Stats: x1.5 Lightning DMG; Lightning chains.	+ The extra Lightning DPS is quite nice if you have Lightning skills + The chain effect helps with clearing mobs – Requires Lightning skills to even work – Lightning is the worst of all the DPS elements
Laser Sprite	Tier: B Effect: Receive a Laser Sprite. Stats: x0.5 DMG; 4 hits per shot.	+ One of the best Sprites you can pick up + Great for clearing mobs and has solid boss DPS – Sprites are bad in general – Flame Sprite will outdamage this one with proper skills
Energy Ring	Tier: B Effect: Charge up to release a powerful energy ring. Stats: x0.7 DMG; increased size.	+ Increases the projectile size quite a bit + Very helpful against mobs + Kind of OP when combined with other charge skills – The lower damage makes it suboptimal against bosses – Needs other charge skills to become really good
Circling Laser Orb	Tier: B Effect: Get 2 circling Laser Orbs. Stats: x1.25 DMG on balls; x1 DMG on lasers.	+ Solid Circle skill with good DPS even at range – Flame Circle is just better
Giant’s Strength	Tier: B Effect: Max HP ↑↑↑, ATK PWR ↑↑↑, MOV SPD ↓↓, Size ↑↑ Stats: x1.2 Max HP, x1.2 DMG, x0.85 MOV SPD, x1.15 Size	+ The extra DPS stats are actually really good – The survivability is much lower – It’s seldom worth getting it because the lower speed can make dodging really hard
Weapon Enchantment	Tier: C Effect: Your weapon detaches and will automatically attack enemies; ATK PWR ↓↓↓, Attack Speed ↓↓↓ Stats: x0.8 DMG; x0.8 ATK SPD.	+ Allows you to DPS with your main weapon while moving – The negative effects are too bad to make it worth using – One of the worst epic DPS skills in general
Super Frost	Tier: C Effect: Freeze effects greatly enhanced. Stats: x1 DMG at the end of freeze.	+ Adds extra damage at the end of freeze – The worst elemental buff epic skill DPS-wise – One of the worst epic DPS skills in general
Rapid Fire Meteors	Tier: C Effect: Doubles the chance of casting meteors. Stats: x2 Meteor chance.	+ Doubles any Meteor DPS you might have – Meteors are bad in general – Absolutely useless if you don’t have Meteor Pursuit
Wall-Piercing Arrow	Tier: C Effect: Projectiles can pass through obstacles. Stats: Appears only when there are wall obstacles in levels.	+ Can be useful if you don’t have a charge skill – Absolutely useless if you already have pierce from some other skill or on your weapon – One of the worst epic utility skills
Slow Field	Tier: D Effect: Slow down nearby projectiles and monsters. Stats: Projectiles in a small area around you move slower.	+ Can actually help against tracking enemy projectiles – The slowing effect is useless 99% of the time – One of the worst skills in the game
Aqua Flight	Tier: D Effect: Can walk on water; MOV SPD ↑↑ Stats: Appears only when there are water obstacles in levels.	– Useless – One of the worst skills in the game

Rare Skills List

Rare skills are your bread and butter in Archero 2, and some of them, like Circling Orbs Boost, Front Arrow, Stand Strong, and Lucky Cracker, are so good they made their way to the top of the tier list. Here is the rundown of all of their effects and pros/cons.

Skill	Description	Pros & Cons
Circling Orbs Boost	Tier: S Effect: Circling Orbs DMG ↑↑↑ Stats: x1.5 DMG.	+ One of the best Circling Orb skills in the game + Pays off massively even if you don’t have that many Circling Orb skills – Useless for non-Circle builds
Front Arrow	Tier: S Effect: Front shooting arrows +1. Stats: +1 forward-firing arrow; x0.85 DMG.	+ One of the best main weapon skills in the game + Get it whenever it pops up + One of the best skills in the game in general
Stand Strong	Tier: A Effect: The longer you stand, the higher ATK SPD and ATK PWR. Stats: Up to +45% bonus DMG and ATK SPD while standing still.	+ Massively boosts your DMG at range + One of the best skills in the game for non-Knuckle/Claw builds – The more of a bullet hell it is, the less value it has – Very poor performance for Knuckle/Claw builds, as you have to move a lot
Swift Arrow	Tier: A Effect: Some dispersion, ATK SPD ↑↑↑↑↑, ATK PWR ↓↓↓, Projectile Size ↓↓↓ Stats: x0.8 DMG; x1.5 ATK SPD.	+ The extra ATK SPD more than compensates for the lower DMG + A lot of effects that can be stacked with attacks will benefit a lot – The smaller projectile size might make clearing mobs harder
Lightwing Arrow	Tier: A Effect: Projectiles have a chance to sprout wings and deal major DMG to monsters. Stats: x2 DMG.	+ One of the best charge skills + Increases the damage and the attack size by a lot + Extremely good when combined with other charge skills – Requires other charge skills to become OP
Lucky Cracker	Tier: A Effect: Luck Value ↑↑↑, Dodge Rate ↑↑ Stats: x2 Luck; +8% Dodge.	+ The extra luck makes getting all the best skills that much easier + Extra dodge can come in clutch sometimes – No extra DPS – If you get it too late into the run, it has less value
Demon Slayer	Tier: A Effect: Increases ATK PWR for a period of time after killing monsters. Stats: Gain +10% DMG per combo kill, up to 50% bonus.	+ One of the best rare skills for mob DPS – Useless against bosses
Invincibility Potion	Tier: A Effect: Pick up Invincibility Potion and become briefly Invincible. Stats: Pick up Invincibility Potion and become briefly Invincible.	+ One of the best utility skills in the game + Provides extra survivability that can really help you out – Sometimes having more DPS is just better
Frost	Tier: A Effect: Projectiles freeze monsters. Stats: Projectiles freeze monsters on hit.	+ The best elemental attack modifier if you need utility + Increases your survivability substantially – Doesn’t provide extra DPS
Bolt	Tier: A Effect: Projectiles shock monsters. Stats: Projectiles shock monsters on hit; x0.3 DMG.	+ Provides bonus damage on all projectiles + Pretty good even without Super Lightning – Worse than Flame and Venom
Flame	Tier: A Effect: Projectiles ignite monsters. Stats: Projectiles ignite monsters on hit; x0.2 DMG.	+ Massively boosts your boss DPS + Burn can stack and the more ATK SPD you have, the better it is + The best elemental attack modifier in the game – You need to have Super Flame as well to make it OP
Venom	Tier: A Effect: Projectiles poison monsters. Stats: Projectiles poison monsters on hit; x0.5 DMG.	+ Very good source of extra DPS + Better than Bolt in terms of DPS – You need to have Super Venom as well to make it great
Ricocheting Arrow	Tier: B Effect: Projectiles can bounce between monsters; +1 bounce. Stats: Projectiles bounce between monsters; x0.6 DMG.	+ Good buff to mob-clearing – Useless when it comes to bosses – There are better skills that can help you with mob clear
Sprite Boost	Tier: B Effect: Sprite ATK PWR ↑↑↑↑ Stats: x1.5 Sprite DMG	+ A very good Sprite DPS buff – Useless if you don’t have enough Sprites – Sprites aren’t that good in general
Perilous Fervor	Tier: B Effect: When HP is below 50%, ATK PWR ↑↑↑↑, ATK SPD ↑↑↑↑ Stats: x1.3 DMG and x1.3 ATK SPD below 50% HP.	+ The buffs are actually really good when you’re on low HP + Works really well if you’re using Helix – Useless if you’re gonna be on max HP all the time – Requires a bit of HP management
Angelic Shelter	Tier: B Effect: Brief Invincibility after injury; Max HP ↑ Stats: Gain invincibility for a few seconds after receiving damage; x1.1 Max HP	+ The invincibility can really come in clutch against a bullet hell – Just dodge? – Invincibility potion is just better.
Underworld Warrior	Tier: B Effect: Devil is guaranteed to appear after defeating a boss; ATK PWR ↑↑ Stats: x1.1 DMG; Devil always spawns after killing a boss.	+ Will help you get good skills sooner at the cost of your Max HP + The DMG multiplier is nice – Can be completely useless if all Devil skills you get are garbage – Too RNG to be considered a worthy pickup
Lucky Band-Aid	Tier: B Effect: Deals DMG to all enemies on-screen and clears enemy projectiles after getting hit; Luck ↑↑ Stats: +10% Luck; clear projectiles and damage enemies on hit.	+ The extra luck will help you get better skills + Projectile clear will save you in a lot of situations – If you can dodge, then you don’t need this
Fairy of the Wind	Tier: B Effect: ATK SPD ↑, MOV SPD ↑↑ Stats: x1.1 ATK SPD; x1.1 MOV SPD.	+ Extra ATK SPD and MOV SPD is allways nice – The stat bonuses aren’t that high to warran’t taking it over most other rare skills
Piercing Arrow	Tier: B Effect: Projectiles can pierce enemies. Stats: Projectiles pierce enemies.	+ Excellent utility if you don’t have pierce from a charge skill or from your weapon – Completely useless if you have pierce already
Instant Strike	Tier: B Effect: Summon 1 Strike sword per second. Stats: Summon 1 Strike sword per second.	+ A pretty solid DPS increase for Strike builds + The extra DPS is always there, even when moving – Worse than Assault Strike in terms of DPS
Blitz Strike	Tier: C Effect: Summon 5 Strike swords per wave. Stats: Summon 5 Strike swords per wave.	+ It’s better than Strike Potions – One of the worst DPS skills in the game – Don’t pick it unless there is absolutely nothing else
Cloud Footed	Tier: C Effect: Continuously unleash gusts to push back and damage enemies; MOV SPD ↑↑↑ Stats: Continuously unleash gusts to push back and damage enemies; x1.2 MOV SPD.	+ The extra movement speed is nice – The pushback passive isn’t that relevant
Short-range Strike	Tier: C Effect: ATK RNG ↓↓, ATK PWR ↑↑↑, ATK SPD ↑↑↑ Stats: ATK Range limited; x1.2 DMG; x1.2 ATK SPD.	+ Free DPS if you’re running a Knuckle/Claw Circling Orb build – Destroys your ranged DPS – Not worth picking up in 99% of cases
Split Shot	Tier: C Effect: Projectiles can split. Stats: Projectiles can split into 3 parts. x0.66 DMG per part.	+ Can work well if you have Tracking Eye or Bouncing Arrow – Very bad if you don’t have any of the above two
Bomb Sprite	Tier: C Effect: Receive a Bomb Sprite. Stats: x0.4 DMG; 4 shots per volley.	+ Provides a solid increase in DPS for Sprite builds – Sprites are not that good in general – Elemental Sprites seem to perform better
Abundant Potion	Tier: C Effect: More potions. Stats: Increased chance of potions spawning.	+ Can make Invincibility and Frenzy potions that much better – Irrelevant if you don’t have the above two – Seldom worth picking up with so many good rare skills
Charged Arrow	Tier: C Effect: Charge to launch a giant arrow. Stats: x2 projectile DMG; x0.7 ATK SPD; projectiles pierce enemies and obstacles.	+ Can be good when combined with other charge skills + A source of pierce if you’ve got no other – The worst charge skill in the game – The lower ATK SPD makes it really bad on it’s own
Fountain of Life	Tier: D Effect: Fully heal on pickup; Max HP ↑↑ Stats: Fully heal on pickup; x1.2 Max HP.	– The extra HP is the least useful stat you can get – One of the worst skills in the game
Lucky Heart	Tier: D Effect: Picking up hearts has a chance to increase Max HP. Stats: Picking up hearts has a chance to increase Max HP.	– The extra HP is the least useful stat you can get – The chance to get extra HP is too low – One of the worst skills in the game
Heart of Vitality	Tier: D Effect: Max HP ↑↑, Red Heart Heal ↑↑ Stats: x1.2 Max HP; increased red heart heal.	– The extra HP is the least useful stat you can get – One of the worst skills in the game
Warrior’s Heart	Tier: D Effect: Picking up hearts has a chance to boost ATK PWR. Stats: Picking up hearts has a chance to boost ATK PWR.	– Insignificant ATK PWR boost chance – One of the worst skills in the game

Fine Skills List

The first thing you’ll realize while playing Archero 2 is that most fine skills are garbage, and our tier list reflects that. However, there are a few exceptions, most notably Long-Range Power, Assault Strike, and Bane of Bosses. There are also many basic typed skills (Circle, Sprite, etc.), and all of them can work depending on your build. Here is info on all of them.

And that is all for our definitive Archero 2 skills tier list. Now that you know which skills are best, you’ll be able to make the most out of each one of your runs. Also, if you want to learn more about other in-game mechanics, such as runes and gear, visit the Archero 2 hub here on PGG.